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Daily Updates To Your DoorstepsThu, 30 Nov 2017 23:25:17 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.8136689155People who miss breakfast have a high risk of heart attackhttp://dailytimesng.com/2017/10/03/people-miss-breakfast-high-risk-heart-attack/
http://dailytimesng.com/2017/10/03/people-miss-breakfast-high-risk-heart-attack/#respondTue, 03 Oct 2017 19:32:12 +0000http://dailytimesng.com/?p=63People who skip breakfast or eat poorly to start the day are twice as likely to develop hardened arteries, which can lead to deadly heart disease, researchers said Monday. The study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology uncovered signs of damage to the arteries long before symptoms or disease developed. Researchers said …

People who skip breakfast or eat poorly to start the day are twice as likely to develop hardened arteries, which can lead to deadly heart disease, researchers said Monday.

The study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology uncovered signs of damage to the arteries long before symptoms or disease developed.

Researchers said their findings could offer an important tool in the fight against cardiovascular disease, the world’s top killer, which took 17.7 million lives in 2015, according to the World Health Organization.

“People who regularly skip breakfast likely have an overall unhealthy lifestyle,” said study author Valentin Fuster, director of Mount Sinai Heart and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

“This study provides evidence that this is one bad habit people can proactively change to reduce their risk for heart disease.”

The report was based on 4,000 middle-aged office workers in Spain. Participants were followed for six years.

About one in four ate a high-energy breakfast, which included 20 percent or more of the day’s calories.

Most people in the study — 70 percent — ate a low-energy breakfast that gave them five to 20 percent of their daily calorie intake.

Three percent said they skipped breakfast altogether or ate very little. This group “tended to have more generally unhealthy eating habits and a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors,” said the report.

Researchers used ultrasound technology to scan participants for signs of fatty deposits in the arteries, or early evidence of disease.

They found that people who ate less than five percent of their recommended daily calories at breakfast had, on average, double the amount of fatty buildup in the arteries as people who ate a high-energy breakfast.

This heightened risk of hardened arteries among people who skipped breakfast or ate little to start the day appeared independently of other factors, such as smoking, high cholesterol and physical inactivity.

Previous studies have shown that eating a healthy breakfast is linked to good health, including a lower body weight, healthy diet, and lower risk of problems with cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes.

Skipping breakfast has also previously been shown to raise the risk of coronary artery disease.

According to Prakash Deedwania, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and author of an accompanying editorial in the journal, the study offers more evidence that skipping breakfast can be harmful to one’s health.

“Although breakfast skippers are generally attempting to lose weight, they often end up eating more and unhealthy foods later in the day. Skipping breakfast can cause hormonal imbalances and alter circadian rhythms,” said Deedwania.

“That breakfast is the most important meal of the day has been proven right in light of this evidence.”

]]>http://dailytimesng.com/2017/10/03/people-miss-breakfast-high-risk-heart-attack/feed/063Early Morning S3x saves lifehttp://dailytimesng.com/2017/10/01/early-morning-s3x-saves-life/
http://dailytimesng.com/2017/10/01/early-morning-s3x-saves-life/#respondSun, 01 Oct 2017 19:34:46 +0000http://dailytimesng.com/?p=66Having s3xual intercourse early in the morning is a good way of preserving one’s life, says Prof. Musa Yakubu of the University of Ilorin. Yakubu said that the s3x in the early hours of the morning has been found to minimise risk of two deadly conditions: blood pressure and heart attack. He made the assertion …

Having s3xual intercourse early in the morning is a good way of preserving one’s life, says Prof. Musa Yakubu of the University of Ilorin.

Yakubu said that the s3x in the early hours of the morning has been found to minimise risk of two deadly conditions: blood pressure and heart attack.

He made the assertion in a paper, “Knocking Down the Barriers to Four O’Clock Activities and Reproductive Inadequacies”, presented at the 163rdInaugural lecture of the university on Friday.

He said that having s3xual intercourse, three to four times a week, was good for love life.

“Research has shown that s3x boosts immune system by stimulating the body’s first line of defence and production of immunoglobulin A (IgA), against cold and fever,” he said.

Immunoglobulin A is one of the most common antibodies in the body system.

Antibodies are proteins made by the immune system to fight bacteria, viruses, and toxins.

Yakubu said that s3x also regulates menstruation in women by influencing the levels of lutenizing hormones that controls menstrual period and promote better sleep.

According to him, the act of s3xual intercourse also release the feel-good chemical, known as oxytocin, which enhances closeness with one’s partner and makes people feel happier for a longer period of time.

“Lovemaking of about 20 minutes reduces 150 calories,” he said.

The professor of Biochemistry postulated that s3x is the most powerful creative force given to human by God for pleasure and deep companionship.

Yakubu, however, noted that any marriage in which the man or woman could not enjoy s3xual intercourse or satisfy their partner in bed was a dead marriage.

He said that lack of s3xual satisfaction had led to the collapse of many marriages in Nigeria, and urged couples to seek for solutions to the problem.

“S3xual and reproductive dysfunctions are common among men and women in Nigeria, which necessitates regular screening and check-ups,” he said.

He also said that traditional medicines had been authenticated to cure s3xual dysfunctions.